Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
HEAVENLY CRUSADES.

DR.. Talmage, taking his vacation at
The Hamptons, Va, lately preached a
characteristic sermon on "Our Occupa-
tions in Heaven" We make a few
extracts for our Loyal Logions, both
small and great.-ED.I
The door of Heaven hardly opens but
you hear a military demonstration
David cries out: "The chariots of God
are twenty Thousand" Elisha saw the
mountain filed with celestial cavalry.
st. John said: 1.-The armies which are
in Heaven followed him on white
horses" Now, when those who had
the military spirit on earth, sanctified
entered glory, l suppose they right
away enlisted in some heavenly cam
paign, they volunteered right away.
There must needs be in Heaven SOL
diers with the soldierly spirit. There
are grand parade days when the King
reviews His troops. There must be
armed escorts sent to bring from earth
to Heaven those who are more than
conquerors. There must be CrusadeS ev-
er being fitted out for some part OF Gods
d minion; battles, bloodless, groanless,
painless; angels of evil tobe fought.:,iown
and brought back; other rebellious
worlds to be conquered. Besides this,
i'm our own world there are battles for
the right against the wrong when we
must have the heavenly military
That is what keeps US Christian re-
formers 80 buoyant. So few good men
against so many bad men; so few
churches against so many grog shops;
80 few pure printing presses against so
many polluted printing presses, and
yet we are buoyant and courageous be-
cause we know that while the armies
of evil in this world are larger in num-
Der than the army of truth, there are
celestial cohorts in the air fighting on
our side.
have not so much faith in the army
OH the ground as l have in the army
in the air. 0 God! open our eyes that
we may see them! The military spirits
that went up from earth to join the
military spirits around the throne
Joshua and Caleb, and Gideon and
David, and the hundreds of Christian
warriors who on earth fought with the
fieshly arm, and now, having gone up
nn high are coming down the hills of
Heaven ready to fight among the in
visibles. Yonder they are-coming,
coming. Did you not hear them as
they swept by?
But bark. the bell of the cathedral
rings, the cathedral bell of Heaven.
There is going to be a great meeting; |
worshipers all coming through the |
aisles. Make room for the Conqueror, |
Christ standing in the midst, all Heav-
en- gathering round Him. Those who |
love the beautiful come to look at the |
Rose of Sharon. Those who love music
come to listen to His voice. Those |
who were mathematicians, to count |
the years of His reign. Those who
were explorers come to discover the
height, and depth aud breath of His
love. Those who had the military
spirit on earth sanctified, and the mil
ttary spirit in heaven, come to look at
the Captain of their salvation. The |
astronomers come TO look at the Morn
ing Star. The men of the law come to |
look at the Judge of quick and dead. |
The men who healed the sick come to |
look at Him who was wounded for our |
transgressions. All different and for
ever different, in many respects, vet |
all alike in admiration for Christ, i'm |
worship for Christ; and all alike i'm |
joining in the doxology "Unto Him |
who washed us from our sins i'm His |
own blood, and made us kings and |
prizes Is unto God, to Him be glory i'm |
the church throughout all ages, world |
without end. Amen" ~ Uaion- Sianak. |
DANGEROUS BEER ADULTERATIoNs. |
[From the.Miwaukee Sentinell
The chemists division of the Agri- |
cultural Department at Washington
has for some time past been investigat-
ing the subject of adultefations of food |
and drink. The object in view is to |
hit upon the easiest and readiest meth
DDS for detecting such frauds.
The results of the investigations con-
Quoted by DIR. G. A. Champion respect
ing the authorizations in wines and fer
mented liquors, disclose some facts of
Importance, especially to beer drinkers.
samples of beer sold in
Washington were analysed. OF this
number seven were found to contain
ealicylic acid. These were all bottled
beers, one being imported (Kaiser)
beer. OF nineteen samples of Ameri-
can bottled beer, six or nearly one-third.
salicylic acid. These includ-
ed the product Of some Of the largest
breweIies i'm the country, the beer of
which Is in use i'm all parts of the
United States. Whether the acid was
introduced at the breweries or by local
bOttlers could not he arc rt.ined. tt
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